Megan Jendrick

Megan M. Jendrick (née Quann, born January 15, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer, former world record-holder, and fitness columnist.

To round out her year, Jendrick would win a gold (400-meter medley relay) and a bronze (100-meter breaststroke) at the Goodwill Games in New York.

After failing to make the 2004 Athens Olympic team, missing qualifying by eleven one-hundredths of a second, Jendrick retired from swimming.

The question for $1,600 was under the subject "12 Letter Words" and read, "In the 2000 Summer Olympics, the USA's Megan Quann swam the 100m in this event in 1:07.05 to win gold."

With the disqualification of Jessica Hardy, who was dropped from the team after testing positive for a banned substance (clenbuterol), Jendrick was officially the winner of the event at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

In Beijing, Jendrick silenced many critics by making the final of the 100-meter breaststroke—ultimately finishing in fifth place—and capturing a silver medal as part of the 4×100-meter medley relay.

In 2006, Jendrick was honored as the female recipient of the Henry Iba Citizen Athlete Award,[4] with the male honoree that year being former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe.

She was also nominated that same year for a Golden Goggle Award, the highest honor outside of swimming an American aquatic athlete may receive.

In late 2008, Jendrick began writing a weekly fitness question and answer column on the Advanced Research Press publication website, FitnessRxMag.com.

Megan Jendrick at a swim clinic.